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Sheikh Ali Salman Entered Courtroom handcuffed & in Prison Uniform: His Appeal Adjourned Until October 14
2015-09-15
Wife of Al-Wefaq's Secretary General Sheikh Ali Salman says he arrived handcuffed and wearing a prison uniform to court, presided over by judge Isa Al-Ka'abi, who decided to adjourn Sheikh Salman's appeal until October 14 for pleading.
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Reuters: Group of 32 Countries Criticizes Bahrain's Human Rights Record
2015-09-15
Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Thirty-two countries including the United States and Britain expressed concern on Monday about Bahrain's human rights record, urging the Western-allied kingdom to protect the right to peaceful assembly and address reports of torture
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AFP: Bahrain Rights Remain 'Serious Concern' for 32 States
2015-09-15
Bahrain Mirror (AFP): Thirty-two countries on Monday raised the alarm over the human rights situation in Bahrain, urging Manama to investigate reports of torture and other abuses and to bring the perpetrators to justice.
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Manama Residents Became Grandparents While Waiting for Housing Ministry’s Residential Units
2015-09-15
Bahrain Mirror: The Al-Wasat newspaper published interviews with a number of Manama citizens in which they complained that “their old residential requests have become almost frozen…and pending for many years”
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Bahraini Court of Appeals to Issue Verdict in Cases Brought against Zainab Al-Khawaja on October 21
2015-09-15
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini court of appeals decided on Sunday (September 13, 2015) to adjourn issuing its verdict in four cases brought against opposition activist Zainab Al-Khawaja until October 21, 2015.
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Daily Life in Bahrain brought to a Halt after Revolutionary Youth Block Roads
2015-09-15
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Bahrain’s daily life was interrupted on Sunday (September 13, 2015), after revolutionary February 14 Coalition youths blocked roads across the country.
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BFHR: US State Department Defends Bahraini Gov’t that Suppresses its Own People
2015-09-15
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR) said that the statement made by the Spokesperson of US Department of State, John Kirby, “makes the US administration a defender of a country that is used to suppressing its people.”
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World Resources Institute: Bahrain, the World’s Most Water-Stressed Country
2015-09-15
Bahrain Mirror: The World Resources Institute puts Bahrain on top of the water-stressed countries list.
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Iranian Foreign Ministry Tells Bahrain to Settle its Internal Crisis Instead of Pointing the Finger at Others
2015-09-14
Bahrain Mirror: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Marzieh Afkham, advised the Bahraini government to settle its internal crisis instead of pointing the finger at others.
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Bahraini Authorities Release Sheikh Al- Jidhafsi a Day after Arresting him at Checkpoint in Sitra
2015-09-14
Bahrain Mirror: Bahraini authorities released the Shiite cleric, Sheikh Ahmed Al-Jidhafsi after arresting him on Saturday (September 12, 2015).
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Washington on Dismantling Al-Wefaq: We Haven’t Seen Those Reports
2015-09-14
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The State Department Spokesperson John Kirby stated that “Bahrain has taken steps to improve their human rights record,”
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Trial of Majeed Milad Adjourned Until September 29
2015-09-14
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): A Bahraini court adjourned the trial of a senior member of the opposition’s Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, Majeed Milad, until September 29, 2015.
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Published for First Time: Video of Zainab Al-Khawaja’s Arrest from Jaw Prison in August 2014 Proves Invalidity of Prosecution’s Claims
2015-09-14
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): A video, published for the first time by Bahrain Mirror, shows the arrest of activist Zainab Al-Khawaja who was taken by members of security forces outside Jaw prison in August 2014 by force, without any reaction from her against them, contrary to the claims of Bahraini authorities saying that she insulted the policewomen.
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Nabeel Rajab Criticizes the National Institution for Human Rights for Being Occupied with Foreign Events & Avoiding its Priorities
2015-09-14
Bahrain Mirror: Prominent Bahraini human rights activist, Nabeel Rajab, criticized the National Institution of Human Rights, which is appointed by a royal decree, considering that “it didn’t prove its worth in changing and improving the human rights situation in Bahrain.”
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Trial of Abdullah Al-Binali (ISIS Preacher Turki Al-Binali’s Brother) Adjourned until October 18
2015-09-12
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's First High Criminal Court looked into the case of Abdullah Al-Binali (ISIS preacher Turki Al-Binali's brother), who is accused of using his friend's passport in an attempt to flee the country and decided to adjourn the case until October 18, 2015.
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Bahrain Showcases Estates Worth $10 Billion in Dubai Exhibition, Many of its Shares Owned by Ruling Family
2015-09-12
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahrain Economic Development Board showcased in its pavilion in the Cityscape exhibition in the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) real estate projects, owned by member of the ruling family, worth 10 billion US dollars.
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Bahrain Mirror Publishes New Book: ISIS Are Among Us...The Bahraini Government and the Rise of Jihadi Islam
2015-09-12
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The Bahrain Mirror website launched a new publication entitled “ISIS Are Among Us…The Bahraini Government and the Rise of Jihadi Islam,” a dispassionate study of the rise of Salafi jihadism in Bahrain since the start of the “Arab Spring.”
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Pro-Regime Bahraini Newspapers Attack Washington Post Over its Report about HR Violations in Bahrain
2015-09-12
Bahrain Mirror: In what seems like an organized media campaign against the Washington Post, three pro-government newspapers slammed, in their editorials, the American newspaper over the article in which it criticized Bahrain’s human rights record.
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Eight Bahraini Soldiers Wounded in War on Yemen Treated in Saudi Hospitals
2015-09-12
Bahrain Mirror: BNA said that the Bahraini King’s son, Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, visited two Saudi hospitals where 8 wounded Bahraini soldiers who joined the Saudi-led Arab coalition forces waging war on Yemen are being treated.
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Dozens of Anti-Regime Protestors in Bahrain Injured by Shotgun Pellets
2015-09-12
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Dozens of protestors were injured after security forces fired shotgun pellets at demonstrators staging anti-regime rallies in different areas across Bahrain.